The Hightower Report

Stamping Out the Free Press; and Democracy v. ZIP Code 10021

"...based on highly successful models already working in Arizona, Maine, North Carolina, and elsewhere...."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Dog Almighty

Born of a few dirty-water carts at Second and Congress, it now boasts three locations

"...three will soon be pouring Austin Amber Beer and Maine Root Beer on tap. We tried several of the..."

April 6, 2007 Food Review by Mick Vann

In Good Taste

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival and the value of terroir

"...Bourbon, Sweet Leaf Tea, Nestlé waters, Lula Savannah Coffee, Maine Root beverages, and Louisiana's own Abita beer. Don't let..."

March 30, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...the trials of one troubled adolescent's life in small-town Maine. At 15, Billy Price is practically a genius. He's..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Diana Welch

How Cool Is Austin?

With a deep, collective breath, the city rolls out a world-class – but as yet unproven – climate-protection plan

"...and Santa Monica," said Glen Brand, in the Portland, Maine, office of the Sierra Club's Global Warming & Energy..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Bi-ology

The Texas Biennial's second rising

"...level previously unimaginable to me, a simple girl from Maine. (FYI: a state filled with sturdy, pragmatic, no-make-up-wearing women.)..."

March 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

More Than Just Kiln Time

Ishmael Soto passes the torch to a younger generation

"...manager of the Blue Heron Gallery way up in Maine. Her Japanese- and Mexican-influenced ceramic style, fired in wood..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

10 Pounds of Blue Horseshoes in an 8-Pound Game, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'the Best of You'

"...around a lot. New Mexico, Northern Ireland, New York, Maine, Wyoming, and Seattle for drops at a time. I..."

Feb. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Letters at 3AM

This is the number of deaths a year caused by how we do (or don't do) health care. A decade of that, and it's as though terrorists nuked Chicago.

"...Some states are tackling health insurance. Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont have versions of "near" universal health..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...by Jenny Connell. Story of a summer on the Maine coast...."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

Austin Symphony: Meeting the orchestra the first time

The Austin Symphony gets in touch with our inner child through a concert featuring some of the classical music that most people first heard when they were young

"...spinning phonograph in my grandmother's living room in Milbridge, Maine, listening to a voice describe for me the qualities..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

A Three-Goal Second Period From the Sundogs Dooms the Ice Bats

"...agent forward John Ronan out of the University of Maine off waivers from the Rocky Mountain Rage while releasing..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Daniel Bozhkov: Recent Works

The pieces in 'Daniel Bozhkov: Recent Works' grab our eye with comic incongruities, but behind the visual joke is a story of how everything in our world is connected

"...painting of Bozhkov flattening plants in the field in Maine, while opposite it is a smaller portrait of a..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hurricane Housing Update

Federal housing assistance 'recertification' deadline for hurricane evacuees looms for both landlords and their tenants

"...filed by Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Maine. One revision says FEMA should provide housing assistance to..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Page Two: Ten Ways of Looking at an 'Austin Chronicle'

In celebration of our 25th anniversary

"...attended our first Association of Alternative Newsweeklies convention in Maine. We landed in Boston, rented a car, and drove..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Paris, MaineImprov ThanksDear Editor,..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column

Enjoyed Moser's Article on Stavers

Aug. 24, 2006 Postmarks

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Waterloo Park, Sunday, August 27, 2006

"...you can get a decent plate of migas in Maine? Unlikely. And we won’t be producing any world-class maple..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

More Minimum Wage Woes

We have less than four months to go to beat our national minimum wage stagnation record, and we're doing great!

"...hourly raise in the federal minimum wage, which has remained unchanged for nearly nine years, since going from $4.75..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Boomerang's

You've got to try these Australian meat pies

"...and queso or salsa. We had a superlative draft Maine Root root beer ($1.25), and they offer a full..."

June 30, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

A Curiosity, Tough to Crack

The AFS Texas Documentary Tour: Don Bernier's 'In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian'

"...slowly that no one could understand how the bike remained upright – neglected her property; the hedges were overgrown,..."

June 9, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Naked City

"...general from California, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Vermont, and Oregon oppose the new standards and are..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature

Keeping Austin From Getting E-Wasted

A local school and area activists step up their efforts to recycle electronic waste

"...lobbying against producer takeback recycling legislation, recently passed in Maine and Washington state in March 2006, which they say..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Day Trips

Nowhere in the state takes more pride of its dogwood trees than Palestine, and nowhere can you find a greater concentration of the blooms than in Davey Dogwood Park

"...southeastern United States, going as far north as southern Maine and dropping down into Illinois and East Texas. Palestine..."

March 24, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Spring Into Organic Growing!

"...samples. Drinks will include Katz's Fair Trade Organic Coffee, Maine Root sodas, and locally produced Rainwater...."

March 24, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

New Medicare Plan Infringes on Sovereignty, States Say

Attorney General Abbott leads states' legal charge

"...Attorney General Greg Abbott, the states of Texas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, and New Jersey filed suit in the U.S...."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Where's the President; and exxpose Exxon

"...in Texas. [Chief of Staff Andrew] Card is in Maine. The vice-president is fly-fishing. I mean, who's in charge..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Of Cactuses, Crickets, and Cars

Cataloguing the diverse wonders of FronteraFest Long Fringe 2006

"...chirping insects called crickets and an imaginary village in Maine. The tale of a sheltered young woman who gives..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Raymond, MaineBless Bill HicksDear Editor,..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Column

Day Trips

Hot Damn, Tamales! in Fort Worth offers the tastiest gourmet tamales around, made with love by the Stavron family

"..."We probably ship more to the East Coast from Maine to Florida, with California a close second." Orders also..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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